Chapter 303: Chasing Bandits
"These bastards!"
"Sir, they did this on purpose, I think this matter is directly stabbed, even if the state pastor protects them, there is a bottom line, we have evidence, and when the time comes, they will not be able to eat and walk around."
Wu Yong was very angry and said on the side.
Regarding Wu Yong's proposal, Su Qi'an shook his head and rejected it.
"Wu Yong, you also said this, they have Li Kang's backing behind them, even if there is evidence, at most they will only give a warning and lesson, get the people away, and then reopen the checkpoint, and it will be over."
"But this kind of thing, there is a first time, there is a second time, they are in the dark, we are in the light, this thing will inevitably continue in the future, we can't always focus our energy on guarding against them, so it is difficult for Tucheng to develop."
"What does that mean?" Wu Yong asked.
"In this way, an order was sent to the Second Regiment stationed in Qi'an City to receive this group of homeless prisoners, and set aside a piece of land for them to control temporarily."
"As for cutting off Tucheng's external connections, we can just take this opportunity to develop Tucheng well, and if we lack daily material resources, then let the three regiments go out with me to fight tooth sacrifices."
"It's okay, take this opportunity to exercise their actual combat ability."
Su Qi'an's words can be regarded as waking up Wu Yong, the first two can at least temporarily calm people's hearts, and there will not be any riots in a short time.
The main thing is the third one, the so-called tooth sacrifice is not to take people to the forest and hunt any game.
Instead, he led troops to encircle and suppress bandits outside the city.
In Jiaozhou, in addition to the locally appointed officials and the priest alliance, they are its two largest forces, and the Jiaozhou bandits are the first.
This group of bandits has a mixed composition, including natives, veterans, criminals, ordinary people, and all kinds of people anyway.
They live in the primeval forests of Jiaozhou all year round, because they are familiar with the terrain and move quickly.
Some of them have even planted some eyeliner in the county, and there are even many who collude with local officials.
It is precisely because of these many complex components that banditry is very serious in Jiaozhou.
Even if Li Kang led his soldiers to encircle and suppress at the beginning, he returned in vain. Look at the book
As for whether the encirclement and suppression is true or false, it is unknown, but from the other side, it can be seen that the bandits in Jiaozhou have existed for a hundred years and are inevitable, and this is indeed a force that cannot be ignored.
On the outskirts of Tucheng, there are just several bandits, and all the mountains and mountains to which they belong are kings.
There were not many people, the big ones were about a hundred or so, and the small ones were only a dozen, but they moved quickly and quickly.
When the little priests ruled at first, they were helpless.
It just so happened that with the embarrassment of the Qingcheng county guard and the high priest, Su Qi'an had no choice but to take these people.
He led the troops to suppress the bandits this time, not to exterminate this group of bandits, on the contrary, Su Qi'an had to keep them.
In addition to training the recruits of the Third Regiment, the main purpose was to rush all the bandits who were wandering around the outskirts of Tucheng and even nearby to Qingcheng County.
Since the high priest and the county guard of Qingcheng wanted to do something to him, Su Qi'an just took advantage of the situation to let them know who was doing it this time.
After the order was issued, Su Qi'an led the third regiment and drove out in a mighty way.
Although most of the third regiment were recruits, the officers at all levels were all experienced Dongshan Army, and some were some of Su Qi'an's henchmen.
This time, because Ermeng took care of the cavalry battalion, Su Qi'an did not let him come, but personally led the team.
In the regiment, except for the absence of cavalry, the military branches of each battalion are not a single branch, but all branches of the military cooperate with each other.
In this kind of primeval jungle surrounded by mountains, it is difficult for the cavalry to exert his strength, and it is best not to bring cavalry.
As for the first regiment with the strongest combat power, Su Qi'an asked them to stand by in Suzhou City.
The entire Tucheng County, redivided into one county and six towns, in order to better govern, Su Qi'an
The original Qi'an City was integrated into Tucheng County, and the Little Priest City was renamed Qi'an City, which governed the three towns.
The next three towns chose one town and renamed it Sucheng, and the three regiments in his hands were in a triangular situation, stationed in Tucheng County, Qi'an City, and Sucheng respectively.
In this way, in the entire Tucheng County, whatever happens anywhere, there is always a regiment that can rush to it as quickly as possible.
Externally, if Tucheng is attacked, the two nearby regiments can also divide their troops and provide rapid support.
It is no exaggeration to say that the current Tucheng County is basically under Su Qi'an's control.
Whether it is the county or the army, it is all in his hands, which is why he dares to leave the city so confidently and lead the troops to suppress the bandits.
The rear is worry-free, so that the front has no scruples.
Three regiments of more than 1,000 men were opened, and soon they ran into bandits on the outskirts of the city.
Under such a huge momentum, these bandits were also very shrewd, and they did not fight hard, but went around in circles, wanting to bring the three regiments into the primeval forest, so as to get lost.
In the end, he took advantage of his unpreparedness and made a sneak attack.
Su Qi'an had already seen through such a trick, and sat firmly in the Chinese army, according to the previous plan, the first battalion was responsible for opening the road, the second battalion was responsible for the two wings, and the third battalion was broken.
At this time, the three regiments were like an iron bucket, surrounding Su Qi'an, and the bandits' trick of wanting to take advantage of the lonely to carry out a sneak attack did not work at all.
Although the whereabouts of the bandits are not known at the moment, Su Qi'an will not be led by their noses, so without saying a word, he went straight to their mountain.
As the saying goes, if you can run, a monk can't run away from the temple, and the bandits' whereabouts are uncertain, and it is indeed difficult to be discovered.
But their hills are not mobile, and before they were pulled, Su Qi'an had already sent a reconnaissance company and a special operations company to some hills near the outskirts of Tucheng in advance to feel the terrain.
This kind of bottoming out lasted for at least half a month, and it can be said that in Su Qi'an's hands, the details of these bandits have reached the point where he knows everything about them.
This time the dispatch to suppress the bandits was really easy to come by.
went straight to the bandits' den, and before Su Qi'an could give the order to do anything, the previous group of erratic bandits appeared one after another.
Some don't believe in evil, so they have to touch Su Qi'an's three regiments, but unfortunately, they met Su Qi'an.
Before Su Qi'an became famous in the first battle in Kyoto, during the Xizhou period, he was not famous for his talent, but for his outstanding record of encircling and suppressing bandits in the seven counties of Sichuan and exterminating them all.
It can be said that Su Qi'an is the nemesis of bandits, regardless of whether it is a Xizhou or Jiaozhou bandit, as long as it is a bandit, it is their misfortune if they meet Su Qi'an.
The first battalion that served as the vanguard was not even fully deployed, but only sent two companies, and after the initial panic, they quickly became handy, and cut down the hundreds of bandits that attacked.
When the bandit leaders who gathered together saw this scene, their faces turned pale.
It's not that they haven't fought with local soldiers and natives, but they have never been like this, and their fierce and vicious subordinates are almost one-sided after launching an attack.
The way these people attack is not at all the way they only used brute force in the previous contact, or they are afraid of rushing in front of them, leading to a panic and a panicked collapse.
On the contrary, these people, in addition to being a little scramble at first, quickly became familiar with each other.
Moreover, with the tacit cooperation between each other, the shieldmen, sword and axe hands, crossbowmen, and halberd bearers of each branch of the army were all organized together to form a small queue.
Between the queues, a large queue was formed, and behind them, there seemed to be a throwing car, which they had never seen.
It was completely different from what I saw when I was fighting with the soldiers of Jiaozhou, and it was at least several times smaller.
It only takes two or three people to push, so it can be said to be a mini throwing car.
Don't look small, but it is very flexible in the dense forest, and the power should not be underestimated, a few stones thrown down, the gate of their hill, are almost smashed out of a few holes.
The only drawback is the proximity, after all, it is a mini model, not a large one
Throwing carts.
But even so, it made them tremble.
What kind of army is this with all kinds of strange formations and all kinds of new equipment?
The bandit leaders' faces changed for a while.
Looking at the large number of soldiers who gradually surrounded him, finally, the leader of this group of bandits couldn't help but speak.
"Dare to ask the Lord of Tucheng, is Master Su here?"
"Although we are active on the outskirts of Tucheng, we have not interfered too much in Tucheng, and between us, even if the well water does not interfere with the river water, why is Su Hou Ye so desperate for us."
"Please also ask the Hou Ye to raise his noble hand and let us go, we will be very grateful."
Although the bandit leaders said this, most of them had lost hope in their hearts.
After all, they have been besieged in front of them, whether it is with their strength or the guys in their hands, it can be said that they are crushed in all aspects.
There is no reason not to eat this meat in the mouth.
As for the plea just now, it was just that everyone had the attitude of trying it out, and after they finished speaking, some of the bandit leaders were planning to see if there was a suitable time to slip away.
Just when everyone's eyes flashed, thinking about how to slip away, one of the besieging soldiers walked out and said loudly.
"On the orders of my marquis, for the sake of the safety of the surrounding areas of Tucheng County, all the bandits who remain here should put down their weapons and leave this place immediately within one day."
"If you continue to resist, you will only be completely wiped out!"
When these words were spoken, many bandit leaders were stunned at once.
"What is this? Don't eat the meat in your mouth? Let us go? And this good thing."
Everyone was shocked, but they still had some doubts in their hearts, afraid that this was a trap set by Su Qi'an.
If you really put down your weapons, you will really be slaughtered by others at that time.
The doubts of these bandits, Su Qi'an had already thought of them, and the soldier who spoke up just now continued.
"If you don't believe it, you can leave in batches, the opportunity is given to you, and you can see how to go next."
Su Qi'an's words have all come to this, and the bandit leader also understands that if he continues to hesitate and bargain, he is afraid that he will really not be able to leave.
Anyway, the worst result may be death, so just believe in this Marquis Su for a while, maybe there is really a glimmer of life.